Passenger drinking and associated bomb threat.

Attributes
ACN	284030
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : cno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	284030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

20 mins after takeoff #1 advised me of last 4 boarded passenger causing some problems. Upset flight attendants cut off liquor. Appeared to have had too much. Also caused some problems during boarding by trying to occupy 2 first class seats. Complained when moved to coach. 10 mins later first officer went to back and returned saying flight attendants were still dealing with same 4 passenger. Still complaining about seats and liquor. Other coach passenger were complaining about their conduct. Before starting down #1 said that 2 of the 4 were quiet but the other 2 were still complaining. Their conduct had upset some coach passenger. Then told me that a first class passenger they originally sat behind overheard 1 make a comment about his bomb after the electronic PA. I asked if first class passenger could identify. Said 1 with a red hat and 1 with pony tail. Requested security on landing. During deplaning several coach passenger complained about their conduct. First class passenger idented 2/other 2 walked out with deplaning passenger. First class and coach passenger left without giving their names while police questioned other 2. Police released 2 with warning. Afterward while talking with flight attendants learned were boarded under the influence at last min. Gate agent appeared to know their condition but did hurry up job of on/off aircraft. They would not have been allowed on if I had known. Recommend gate agent be retrained about passenger and alcohol. I have already talked with flight attendants.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX DRINKING AND ASSOCIATED BOMB THREAT.

Narrative: 20 MINS AFTER TKOF #1 ADVISED ME OF LAST 4 BOARDED PAX CAUSING SOME PROBS. UPSET FLT ATTENDANTS CUT OFF LIQUOR. APPEARED TO HAVE HAD TOO MUCH. ALSO CAUSED SOME PROBS DURING BOARDING BY TRYING TO OCCUPY 2 FIRST CLASS SEATS. COMPLAINED WHEN MOVED TO COACH. 10 MINS LATER FO WENT TO BACK AND RETURNED SAYING FLT ATTENDANTS WERE STILL DEALING WITH SAME 4 PAX. STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT SEATS AND LIQUOR. OTHER COACH PAX WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR CONDUCT. BEFORE STARTING DOWN #1 SAID THAT 2 OF THE 4 WERE QUIET BUT THE OTHER 2 WERE STILL COMPLAINING. THEIR CONDUCT HAD UPSET SOME COACH PAX. THEN TOLD ME THAT A FIRST CLASS PAX THEY ORIGINALLY SAT BEHIND OVERHEARD 1 MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT HIS BOMB AFTER THE ELECTRONIC PA. I ASKED IF FIRST CLASS PAX COULD IDENT. SAID 1 WITH A RED HAT AND 1 WITH PONY TAIL. REQUESTED SECURITY ON LNDG. DURING DEPLANING SEVERAL COACH PAX COMPLAINED ABOUT THEIR CONDUCT. FIRST CLASS PAX IDENTED 2/OTHER 2 WALKED OUT WITH DEPLANING PAX. FIRST CLASS AND COACH PAX LEFT WITHOUT GIVING THEIR NAMES WHILE POLICE QUESTIONED OTHER 2. POLICE RELEASED 2 WITH WARNING. AFTERWARD WHILE TALKING WITH FLT ATTENDANTS LEARNED WERE BOARDED UNDER THE INFLUENCE AT LAST MIN. GATE AGENT APPEARED TO KNOW THEIR CONDITION BUT DID HURRY UP JOB OF ON/OFF ACFT. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED ON IF I HAD KNOWN. RECOMMEND GATE AGENT BE RETRAINED ABOUT PAX AND ALCOHOL. I HAVE ALREADY TALKED WITH FLT ATTENDANTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.